Film: Grand Theft Hamlet

Wed Apr 23 , 7 – 8:30 pm

Hosted by WHC Working Group on Video Game Studies, Yale Library, and Yale Film Archive
Details GRAND THEFT HAMLET (Sam Crane & Pinny Grylls, 2024, DCP, 89 mins)
Look, my lord, it comes! GRAND THEFT HAMLET, the riotously funny, unexpectedly poignant” (Jordan King) award-winner about an attempt to stage HAMLET inside GRAND THEFT AUTO ONLINE. Shot entirely in-game, GTH examines how ancient cultural narratives can still resonate in new, virtual spaces, raising questions about art, isolation, and the digital world’s potential for storytelling. A documentary that returns Shakespeare to his rightful place at the intersection between high and low art” (David Ehrlich). DCP from MUBI. Co-presented by the WHC Working Group on Video Game Studies, Yale Library, and the Yale Film Archive.
Admission FREE
Location Humanities Quadrangle, Lower Level
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